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Table of contents (544 K)

RenderZone

6.0 Introduction (20 K)

6.0.1 The rendering levels

and their rendering effects (344 K)

6.0.2 How the rendering effects

are created (344 K)

6.0.3 Multiprocessor support (16 K)

6.1 Producting a rendered image (72 K)

6.1.1 Selecting rendering type

and parameters (152 K)

6.1.2 Surface shading effects (56 K)

6.1.3 Illumination (240 K)

6.1.4 The Geometry tab (128 K)

6.1.5 The Scene tab (1.0 Mb)

6.1.6 Depth effects (400 K)

6.1.7 Postprocessed rendering effects (768 K)

6.1.8 Loading and manipulating

image maps (84 K)

6.2 Surface styles (8 K)

6.2.1 Surface styles palette and dialog (136 K)

6.2.2 Editing the parameters of

a surface style (488 K)

6.2.3 Color shaders (1.6 Mb)

6.2.4 Reflection/Transmission

shaders (1.4 Mb)

6.2.5 Transparency shaders (600 K)

6.2.6 Bump shaders (1.2 Mb)

6.2.7 Copying surface styles and invoking

predefined surface styles (160 K)

6.2.8 Rendering trees (176 K)

6.3 Texture map control (84 K)

6.3.1 The default Texture Map

Control tab (84 K)

6.3.2 The Texture map tool (152 K)

6.3.3 Previewing and positioning

textures (80 K)

6.3.4 Texture mapping methods (288 K)

6.3.5 Defining the size of textures (40 K)

6.3.6 Transforming textures

with objects (728 K)

6.3.7 Texture groups (236 K)

6.3.8 Mapping solid textures (380 K)

6.3.9 Examples (908 K)

6.4 Decals (104 K)

6.4.1 The Decal tool (104 K)

6.4.2 Creating decals (60 K)

6.4.3 Determining the faces to be

affected by the decal (88 K)

6.4.4 Examples (928 K)

6.5 Lights (348 K)

6.5.1 Measuring light (16 K)

6.5.2 The Lights palette and dialogs (140 K)

6.5.3 Distant, point, cone and

projector lights (532 K)

6.5.4 Casting shadows (20 K)

6.5.5 Making lights glow (236 K)

6.5.6 Area and line lights (336 K)

6.5.7 Custom lights (344 K)

6.5.8 Environment lights (940 K)

6.5.9 Specifying the correct

light intensity (12 K)

6.6 Tutorial examples (132 K)

6.6.1 Bulb (908 K)

6.6.2 Landscape (116 K)

6.6.3 Bottles (216 K)

6.6.4 Magnifying glass (124 K)

RadioZity

7.0 Introduction (16 K)
7.0.1 What is radiosity and how
does it work (124 K)
7.0.2 Reflections in radiosity (32 K)
7.0.3 Performance of radiosity:
pure versus hybrid solutions (688 K)
7.1 Rendering with radiosity (388 K)
7.1.1 The radiosity commands (284 K)
7.1.2 The radiosity preferences (32 K)
7.1.3 The radiosity parameters (1.0 Mb)
7.1.4 Setting the radiosity meshing
attributes (76 K)
7.1.5 Lights in RadioZity (272 K)
7.1.6 Surface styles in radiosity
based renderings (128 K)
7.1.7 Radiosity preview options (36 K)
7.1.8 Radiosity in form·Z Imager (108 K)
7.2 Radiosity tips (780 K)
7.2.1 How to improve the radiosity
solution (780 K)
7.2.2 Troubleshooting (272 K)
7.3 Tutorial (1.8 Mb)
7.3.1 Setting up lights in radiosity (1.8 Mb)
7.3.2 A radiosity solution using
sun light (448 K)
7.3.3 Simulating atmospheric light (140 K)
7.3.4 A radiosity solution using
interior lighting (428 K)

Appendix I: Precaptured textures (752 K)
Appendix II: Predefined materials (764 K)
Index (524 K)

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